Accelerator programs can be critical to the success of a start-up company, but entrepreneurs face steep competition even being accepted to a top accelerator. At FoleyTECH Chicago 2016, the speakers on the “Exploring the Role of Accelerators in the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem” panel discussed how an entrepreneur can strategically optimize a start-up company’s chances of being accepted … Continue reading this entry Tags: Accelerator,Accelerators,Acceptance,Application,Startup Issues,Startups

With data security breaches now a shockingly common part of modern life, businesses of all sizes are scrambling to bolster their defenses. In this guest commentary in the Boston Business Journal, we explain how businesses can fight against data breaches by taking tips from startups, and even the hackers themselves. Here’s how: Think opportunity, not crisis. … Continue reading this entry Tags: data issues,Legal Issues,Startup Issues

Startups often seek to hire highly educated employees with degrees in STEM (science, technology, engineering and science) fields in order to compete with their established competitors. Post-graduate international students have emerged as the leading source of talent for startups as nearly 1/3 of all international students (or over 330,000 such students) are enrolled in STEM … Continue reading this entry Tags: Employee Issues,Legal Issues,Startup Issues,Startups

Where is your company’s value? If you are a young start-up company, it’s probably in ideas. Any new invention, new way of attracting business, new way of streamlining a process, or anything else “new” starts with an idea. If value is located in an idea, how do you ensure that it is protected? With a Nondisclosure, … Continue reading this entry Tags: Employee Issues,Startup Issues

Angel funding is a critical source of capital for early stage companies. This type of financing will typically raise from $100,000 to $1,000,000 – with even higher amounts coming from so-called “super angels.” Yet, at this early stage, startups are very hard to value and, consequently, to determine what percentage of the company’s equity should … Continue reading this entry Tags: Financing Issues,Legal Issues,Startup Issues